SS Blitar
Dutch cargo steamship, 1922-43 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SS Blitar was a Dutch cargo steamship that was launched in Rotterdam in 1922 and sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic in 1943. She is notable for having fought off three u-boats in succession for nearly ten hours before U-632 finally managed to sink her. 26 of Blitar's complement were killed.
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Netherlands | |
Name | Blitar |
Namesake | Blitar, Dutch East Indies |
Owner | Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd |
Operator | Willem Ruys & Zonen |
Port of registry | Rotterdam |
Builder | Maatschappij Fijenoord, Rotterdam |
Yard number | 286 |
Launched | 20 September 1922 |
Completed | 10 July 1923 |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 6 April 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 7,073 GRT, 4,451 NRT, 9,910 DWT |
Length | 446.2 ft (136.0 m) |
Beam | 54.3 ft (16.6 m) |
Depth | 34.2 ft (10.4 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 436 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12.5 knots (23 km/h) |
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Crew | 72 crew + 8 DEMS gunners |
Sensors and processing systems | wireless direction finding |
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Notes | sister ships: Palembang, Soekaboemi, Tapanoeli |
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